First Lieutenant Jeffroy B. Melnally, a pilot with Marine Attack Squadron-211, Marine Aircraft Group-12, proudly poses next to the patch of the Wake Island Avengers on his 4-4E Skyhawk jet. His father, a Marine Corporal, had defended this squadron during the defense of Wake Island in World War II.

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